i'm fully aware that i am quite late in entering the fray, but here it goes. first, for disclosure, i am anti-abortion in my belief, but have come to accept that legally this is not a topic that will ever be changed. that being said, my main annoyance with abortions is that in the majority (i presume) of cases it is an elective medical procedure, but yet it is publicly funded. in spite of my anti-abortion stance, i can see how abortion where the mother is at risk, is a victim of incest or rape, can be argued to be a medically required procedure. however, for other circumstances, abortion is a purely elective procedure for which public funds should not be diverted. thoughts?
also, (totally off topic) in response to claims that UVic is a better university than UofC, some links would be appreciated. according to objective international standards, the UofC is actually superior to UVic (there may be other rankings that refute this)
http://www.topuniversities.com/world.../fullrankings/